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Jeremiah 44 (WEBP)

[1] The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who lived in the land of Egypt, who lived at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Memphis, and in the country of Pathros, saying,
[2] “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You have seen all the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, and on all the cities of Judah. Behold, today they are a desolation, and no man dwells in them,
[3] because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, to serve other gods that they didn’t know, neither they, nor you, nor your fathers.
[4] However I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, “Oh, don’t do this abominable thing that I hate.”
[5] But they didn’t listen and didn’t incline their ear. They didn’t turn from their wickedness, to stop burning incense to other gods.
[6] Therefore my wrath and my anger was poured out, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as it is today.’
[7] “Therefore now Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Why do you commit great evil against your own souls, to cut off from yourselves man and woman, infant and nursing child out of the middle of Judah, to leave yourselves no one remaining,
[8] in that you provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to live, that you may be cut off, and that you may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
[9] Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, the wickedness of the kings of Judah, the wickedness of their wives, your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
[10] They are not humbled even to this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.’
[11] “Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, even to cut off all Judah.
[12] I will take the remnant of Judah that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to live there, and they will all be consumed. They will fall in the land of Egypt. They will be consumed by the sword and by the famine. They will die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine. They will be an object of horror, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach.
[13] For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence;
[14] so that none of the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to live there, will escape or be left to return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there; for no one will return except those who will escape.’”
[15] Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, even all the people who lived in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
[16] “As for the word that you have spoken to us in Yahweh’s name, we will not listen to you.
[17] But we will certainly perform every word that has gone out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.
[18] But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of the sky, and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.”
[19] The women said, “When we burned incense to the queen of the sky and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her, without our husbands?”
[20] Then Jeremiah said to all the people—to the men and to the women, even to all the people who had given him an answer, saying,
[21] “The incense that you burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, didn’t Yahweh remember them, and didn’t it come into his mind?
[22] Thus Yahweh could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you have committed. Therefore your land has become a desolation, an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is today.
[23] Because you have burned incense and because you have sinned against Yahweh, and have not obeyed Yahweh’s voice, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil has happened to you, as it is today.”
[24] Moreover Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear Yahweh’s word, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt!
[25] Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘You and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying, “We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to her.” “‘Establish then your vows, and perform your vows.’
[26] “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: ‘Behold, I have sworn by my great name,’ says Yahweh, ‘that my name will no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “As the Lord Yahweh lives.”
[27] Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until they are all gone.
[28] Those who escape the sword will return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah few in number. All the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to live there, will know whose word will stand, mine or theirs.
[29] “‘This will be the sign to you,’ says Yahweh, ‘that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for evil.’
[30] Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, just as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and sought his life.’”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 44 (KJVS)

[1] The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell () in the land of Egypt, which dwell () at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, ()
[2] Thus saith () the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen () all the evil that I have brought () upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth () therein,
[3] because of their wickedness which they have committed () to provoke me to anger, () in that they went () to burn incense, () and to serve () other gods, whom they knew () not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers.
[4] Howbeit I sent () unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early () and sending () them, saying, () Oh, do () not this abominable thing that I hate. ()
[5] But they hearkened () not, nor inclined () their ear to turn () from their wickedness, to burn no incense () unto other gods.
[6] Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, () and was kindled () in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.
[7] Therefore now thus saith () the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit () ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off () from you man and woman, child and suckling, () out of Judah, to leave () you none to remain;
[8] in that ye provoke me unto wrath () with the works of your hands, burning incense () unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone () to dwell, () that ye might cut yourselves off, () and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
[9] Have ye forgotten () the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed () in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
[10] They are not humbled () even unto this day, neither have they feared, () nor walked () in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set () before you and before your fathers.
[11] Therefore thus saith () the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set () my face against you for evil, and to cut off () all Judah.
[12] And I will take () the remnant of Judah, that have set () their faces to go () into the land of Egypt to sojourn () there, and they shall all be consumed, () and fall () in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed () by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, () from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
[13] For I will punish () them that dwell () in the land of Egypt, as I have punished () Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:
[14] so that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone () into the land of Egypt to sojourn () there, shall escape or remain, that they should return () into the land of Judah, to the which they have () a desire to return () to dwell () there: for none shall return () but such as shall escape.
[15] Then all the men which knew () that their wives had burned incense () unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, () a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt () in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered () Jeremiah, saying, ()
[16] As for the word that thou hast spoken () unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken () unto thee.
[17] But we will certainly () do () whatsoever thing goeth forth () out of our own mouth, to burn incense () unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out () drink offerings unto her, as we have done, () we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty () of victuals, and were well, and saw () no evil.
[18] But since we left off () to burn incense () to the queen of heaven, and to pour out () drink offerings unto her, we have wanted () all things, and have been consumed () by the sword and by the famine.
[19] And when we burned incense () to the queen of heaven, and poured out () drink offerings unto her, did we make () her cakes to worship () her, and pour out () drink offerings unto her, without our men?
[20] Then Jeremiah said () unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, () saying, ()
[21] The incense that ye burned () in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember () them, and came () it not into his mind?
[22] So that the Lord could () no longer bear, () because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; () therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, () as at this day.
[23] Because ye have burned incense, () and because ye have sinned () against the Lord, and have not obeyed () the voice of the Lord, nor walked () in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened () unto you, as at this day.
[24] Moreover Jeremiah said () unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear () the word of the Lord, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:
[25] thus saith () the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; () Ye and your wives have both spoken () with your mouths, and fulfilled () with your hand, saying, () We will surely () perform () our vows that we have vowed, () to burn incense () to the queen of heaven, and to pour out () drink offerings unto her: ye will surely () accomplish () your vows, and surely () perform () your vows.
[26] Therefore hear () ye the word of the Lord, all Judah that dwell () in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn () by my great name, saith () the Lord, that my name shall no more be named () in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, () The Lord God liveth.
[27] Behold, I will watch () over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed () by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end () of them.
[28] Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out () of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone () into the land of Egypt to sojourn () there, shall know () whose words shall stand, () mine, or their’s.
[29] And this shall be a sign unto you, saith () the Lord, that I will punish () you in this place, that ye may know () that my words shall surely () stand () against you for evil:
[30] thus saith () the Lord; Behold, I will give () Pharaoh-hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, () and into the hand of them that seek () his life; as I gave () Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, () and that sought () his life.

Jeremiah 44:7 Heb. out of the midst of Judah
Jeremiah 44:9 Heb. wickednesses, or, punishments etc.
Jeremiah 44:10 Heb. contrite
Jeremiah 44:14 Heb. lift up their soul
Jeremiah 44:19 Or, husbands

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 44 (BYZ)

[1] [51:1] ο λογος ο γενομενος προς ιερεμιαν απασιν τοις ιουδαιοις τοις κατοικουσιν εν γη αιγυπτω και τοις καθημενοις εν μαγδωλω και εν ταφνας και εν γη παθουρης λεγων
[2] [51:2] ουτως ειπεν κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ υμεις εωρακατε παντα τα κακα α επηγαγον επι ιερουσαλημ και επι τας πολεις ιουδα και ιδου εισιν ερημοι απο ενοικων
[3] [51:3] απο προσωπου πονηριας αυτων ης εποιησαν παραπικραναι με πορευθεντες θυμιαν θεοις ετεροις οις ουκ εγνωτε
[4] [51:4] και απεστειλα προς υμας τους παιδας μου τους προφητας ορθρου και απεστειλα λεγων μη ποιησητε το πραγμα της μολυνσεως ταυτης ης εμισησα
[5] [51:5] και ουκ ηκουσαν μου και ουκ εκλιναν το ους αυτων αποστρεψαι απο των κακων αυτων προς το μη θυμιαν θεοις ετεροις
[6] [51:6] και εσταξεν η οργη μου και ο θυμος μου και εξεκαυθη εν πολεσιν ιουδα και εξωθεν ιερουσαλημ και εγενηθησαν εις ερημωσιν και εις αβατον ως η ημερα αυτη
[7] [51:7] και νυν ουτως ειπεν κυριος παντοκρατωρ ινα τι υμεις ποιειτε κακα μεγαλα επι ψυχαις υμων εκκοψαι υμων ανθρωπον και γυναικα νηπιον και θηλαζοντα εκ μεσου ιουδα προς το μη καταλειφθηναι υμων μηδενα
[8] [51:8] παραπικραναι με εν τοις εργοις των χειρων υμων θυμιαν θεοις ετεροις εν γη αιγυπτω εις ην εισηλθατε ενοικειν εκει ινα εκκοπητε και ινα γενησθε εις καταραν και εις ονειδισμον εν πασιν τοις εθνεσιν της γης
[9] [51:9] μη επιλελησθε υμεις των κακων των πατερων υμων και των κακων των βασιλεων ιουδα και των κακων των αρχοντων υμων και των κακων των γυναικων υμων ων εποιησαν εν γη ιουδα και εξωθεν ιερουσαλημ
[10] [51:10] και ουκ επαυσαντο εως της ημερας ταυτης και ουκ αντειχοντο των προσταγματων μου ων εδωκα κατα προσωπον των πατερων αυτων
[11] [51:11] δια τουτο ουτως ειπεν κυριος ιδου εγω εφιστημι το προσωπον μου
[12] [51:12] του απολεσαι παντας τους καταλοιπους τους εν αιγυπτω και πεσουνται εν ρομφαια και εν λιμω εκλειψουσιν απο μικρου εως μεγαλου και εσονται εις ονειδισμον και εις απωλειαν και εις καταραν
[13] [51:13] και επισκεψομαι επι τους καθημενους εν γη αιγυπτω ως επεσκεψαμην επι ιερουσαλημ εν ρομφαια και εν λιμω και εν θανατω
[14] [51:14] και ουκ εσται σεσωσμενος ουθεις των επιλοιπων ιουδα των παροικουντων εν γη αιγυπτω του επιστρεψαι εις γην ιουδα εφ ην αυτοι ελπιζουσιν ταις ψυχαις αυτων του επιστρεψαι εκει ου μη επιστρεψωσιν αλλ η ανασεσωσμενοι
[15] [51:15] και απεκριθησαν τω ιερεμια παντες οι ανδρες οι γνοντες οτι θυμιωσιν αι γυναικες αυτων θεοις ετεροις και πασαι αι γυναικες συναγωγη μεγαλη και πας ο λαος οι καθημενοι εν γη αιγυπτω εν παθουρη λεγοντες
[16] [51:16] ο λογος ον ελαλησας προς ημας τω ονοματι κυριου ουκ ακουσομεν σου
[17] [51:17] οτι ποιουντες ποιησομεν παντα τον λογον ος εξελευσεται εκ του στοματος ημων θυμιαν τη βασιλισση του ουρανου και σπενδειν αυτη σπονδας καθα εποιησαμεν ημεις και οι πατερες ημων και οι βασιλεις ημων και οι αρχοντες ημων εν πολεσιν ιουδα και εξωθεν ιερουσαλημ και επλησθημεν αρτων και εγενομεθα χρηστοι και κακα ουκ ειδομεν
[18] [51:18] και ως διελιπομεν θυμιωντες τη βασιλισση του ουρανου ηλαττωθημεν παντες και εν ρομφαια και εν λιμω εξελιπομεν
[19] [51:19] και οτι ημεις θυμιωμεν τη βασιλισση του ουρανου και εσπεισαμεν αυτη σπονδας μη ανευ των ανδρων ημων εποιησαμεν αυτη χαυωνας και εσπεισαμεν σπονδας αυτη
[20] [51:20] και ειπεν ιερεμιας παντι τω λαω τοις δυνατοις και ταις γυναιξιν και παντι τω λαω τοις αποκριθεισιν αυτω λογους λεγων
[21] [51:21] ουχι του θυμιαματος ου εθυμιασατε εν ταις πολεσιν ιουδα και εξωθεν ιερουσαλημ υμεις και οι πατερες υμων και οι βασιλεις υμων και οι αρχοντες υμων και ο λαος της γης εμνησθη κυριος και ανεβη επι την καρδιαν αυτου
[22] [51:22] και ουκ ηδυνατο κυριος ετι φερειν απο προσωπου πονηριας πραγματων υμων απο των βδελυγματων ων εποιησατε και εγενηθη η γη υμων εις ερημωσιν και εις αβατον και εις αραν ως εν τη ημερα ταυτη
[23] [51:23] απο προσωπου ων εθυμιατε και ων ημαρτετε τω κυριω και ουκ ηκουσατε της φωνης κυριου και εν τοις προσταγμασιν αυτου και εν τω νομω αυτου και εν τοις μαρτυριοις αυτου ουκ επορευθητε και επελαβετο υμων τα κακα ταυτα
[24] [51:24] και ειπεν ιερεμιας τω λαω και ταις γυναιξιν ακουσατε τον λογον κυριου
[25] [51:25] ουτως ειπεν κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ υμεις γυναικες τω στοματι υμων ελαλησατε και ταις χερσιν υμων επληρωσατε λεγουσαι ποιουσαι ποιησομεν τας ομολογιας ημων ας ωμολογησαμεν θυμιαν τη βασιλισση του ουρανου και σπενδειν αυτη σπονδας εμμεινασαι ενεμεινατε ταις ομολογιαις υμων και ποιουσαι εποιησατε
[26] [51:26] δια τουτο ακουσατε λογον κυριου πας ιουδα οι καθημενοι εν γη αιγυπτω ιδου ωμοσα τω ονοματι μου τω μεγαλω ειπεν κυριος εαν γενηται ετι ονομα μου εν τω στοματι παντος ιουδα ειπειν ζη κυριος κυριος επι παση γη αιγυπτω
[27] [51:27] οτι ιδου εγω εγρηγορα επ αυτους του κακωσαι αυτους και ουκ αγαθωσαι και εκλειψουσιν πας ιουδα οι κατοικουντες εν γη αιγυπτω εν ρομφαια και εν λιμω εως αν εκλιπωσιν
[28] [51:28] και οι σεσωσμενοι απο ρομφαιας επιστρεψουσιν εις γην ιουδα ολιγοι αριθμω και γνωσονται οι καταλοιποι ιουδα οι κατασταντες εν γη αιγυπτω κατοικησαι εκει λογος τινος εμμενει
[29] [51:29] και τουτο υμιν το σημειον οτι επισκεψομαι εγω εφ υμας εις πονηρα
[30] [51:30] ουτως ειπεν κυριος ιδου εγω διδωμι τον ουαφρη βασιλεα αιγυπτου εις χειρας εχθρου αυτου και εις χειρας ζητουντων την ψυχην αυτου καθα εδωκα τον σεδεκιαν βασιλεα ιουδα εις χειρας ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεως βαβυλωνος εχθρου αυτου και ζητουντος την ψυχην αυτου

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